Tag: Amnesty International
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#Otodogbame: Respect rule of law, Amnesty International tells LASG
Amnesty International has urged Lagos State Government to respect the Wednesday court ruling which states that the eviction of residents of Otodo Gbame from their properties is unconstitutional. The human rights group in a series of tweets on its official Nigerian page, @AmnestyNigeria added that the trend of violent forced evictions by Lagos government since…
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Federal court slams Facebook user 6 years prison term
The Federal High Court on Thursday sentenced a prominent Ethiopian opposition politician to six years and six months for accusing the government of using disproportionate force against demonstrators. Yonathan Tesfaye, a Former Public Relations Head of the Blue Party, one of the East African country’s main opposition parties was charged with stirring unrest and inciting…
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Amnesty International taking sides with terrorists in Nigeria – Army
The Nigerian Army has said Amnesty International (AI) is taking sides with terrorists and other belligerent groups to cause internal disorder in the country. The army therefore warned the AI from meddling into security issues henceforth in the country. The military body gave the warning in a press statement signed by the acting Director of…
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Civilian death toll rises in US fight against IS
The U.S.-led coalition killed 54 civilians between March 31 and Oct. 22 in airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria and Iraq, raising the death toll of civilians to 173 since the start of the campaign in 2014, said the Pentagon on Thursday. The civilian deaths occurred in six airstrikes in Syria and one…